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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Northern Ireland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jul 2026 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
A boundary map is not available for this authority yet. Use council conservation-area and Article 4 guidance above where linked.
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Department for Infrastructure conservation area guides. Contact the council for current designations.
Lands to the immediate east of 3 Bog Road, Kileen, Newry
Received 29 Aug 202611 Shore Road, Killough, Downpatrick BT30 7QR
Received 7 Oct 202689 Brackenagh West Road, Ballymartin, BT34 4PP
Received 7 Aug 202616 Cairnmore Drive, Newry, BT35 8SB
Received 21 Jul 2026126 Dublin Road, Cabra, Newry, BT34 5HE
Received 9 Sept 2026Between 58 & 60 Drumgooland Road, Downpatrick, BT30 8QL
Received 31 Jul 202630m SE No.28 Gransha Road, Rathfriland, BT34 5BX
Received 5 Aug 202610 The Mall and 90 Hill Street, Newry, BT34 1BX
Received 6 Aug 202645 Silverbridge Road, Newry, BT35 9PD - located upon lands approximately 320m north of junction with Drumalt Road, Silverbridge
Received 28 Jul 20264 Shimna Vale, Newcastle, BT33 0EG
Received 25 Sept 20263 Lesh Cottages, Newry, BT35 6NE
Received 22 Jul 2026Former Railway Goods Store - Immediately East of No,.90 Ballynoe Road, Downpatrick, BT30 8AR
Received 25 Sept 202624 Ballydonnell Road, Glovet, Downpatrick, BT30 8EP
Received 3 Sept 2026Between 2 and 8 Keelstown Road, Downpatrick, BT30 9AD
Received 21 Jul 20261 Town Hall, Bank Parade, Newry, BT35 6HR
Received 9 Sept 202616 St. Colmans Gardens, Newry, BT34 3EF
Received 24 Aug 20262 & 2a Shimna Parade, Newcastle, BT33 0EB
Received 8 Oct 202692 Spa Road, Ballynahinch, BT24 8PP
Received 1 Oct 2026St Marys Primary School 37 Sloane Crescent, Killyleagh, BT30 9RB
Received 11 Aug 20268 St Brigids Park, Newry, BT35 7HE
Received 27 Jul 20262 Cabragh Road, Mayobridge, Newry
Received 29 Sept 2026Castlenavan Quarry 131A Newcastle Road, Seaforde, Downpatrick, BT30 8PR
Received 30 Jul 202621 Church Street, Newry, BT34 3HN
Received 14 Aug 202682 Chestnut Grove, Newry, BT34 1JL
Received 6 Sept 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Northern Ireland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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